Six passengers and six crew members have been injured during turbulence on a flight from Doha to Ireland.
In a statement, Dublin Airport said the Qatar Airways flight landed safely as scheduled shortly before 1pm on Sunday.
13.30 update: ✈️
Qatar Airways flight QR107 from Doha landed safely as scheduled at Dublin Airport shortly before 13.00 on Sunday. Upon landing, the aircraft was met by emergency services, including Airport Police and our Fire and Rescue department, due to 6 passengers and 6… pic.twitter.com/Nv6vZC169e
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) May 26, 2024
The airport added: “Upon landing, the aircraft was met by emergency services, including Airport Police and our Fire and Rescue department, due to six passengers and six crew [12 total] on board reporting injuries after the aircraft experienced turbulence while airborne over Turkey.
“The Dublin Airport team continues to provide full assistance on the ground to passengers and airline staff.”
The incident comes a week after a British man died and scores were injured when a Singapore Airlines flight from London hit severe turbulence.
